Masha Alekhina

Maria (Masha) Alekhina is a Russian conceptual artist and political activist. She is a founding member of the art collective Pussy Riot. In August 2012, she was sentenced to two years' imprisonment following an anti-Putin performance at the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. In March 2014, Alekhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova opened Zona Prava, their prisoners' rights NGO. Alekhina is a Lennon Ono Grant for Peace recipient. Follow her on Twitter at @MashaAlekhina or on Facebook.